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1
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what year does amir narrate the story

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2002

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what does rahim khan say to amir over the phone

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theres a way to be good again

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Does baba honor Hassans birthday

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yes

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how did amirs mother die?

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during child birth

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what was amirs mothers name

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sofia

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what was amir’s mother’s profession

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teacher

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what key concept distinguishes sunni and shi’a Islam?

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caliphate

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according to ali, why did amir and hassan have special kinship

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they were nursed by the same women

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how were amir and hassan really related?

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half brothers

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how did sanaubar treat hassan when he was born?

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rejected him

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how were ali and sanaubar related?

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cousins and spouses

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the term “hazara” describes what characters?

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ali & hassan

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what does amir call assef in retrospect?

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sociopath

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what was amir’s first word?

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Baba

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What was Hassan’s first word?

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Amir

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How did Amir learn about Hazara history?

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read books

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17
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What is another term for harelip?

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cleft lip

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18
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Baba was rumored to have done what?

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he wrestled a bear

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19
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What is Baba’s opinion of fundamentally religious?

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they are crazy

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According to Baba, what is the greatest sin?

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theft

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For what did amir feel baba blamed him ?

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death of his mother

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22
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as a child amir was talented at what?

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reciting poetry

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Whom did Baba see in the bleachers at Buzkashi game

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henry kissinger

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Who said “if i hadn’t seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes. i’d never believe he’s my son?

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Baba

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How did Ali become an orphan
parents died in an accident
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Who is "the face of Afghanistan" to Amir?
Hassan
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What was the distinguishing feature of amir's first story?
Irony
28
what did Hassan point out in amir's story
why did he have to kill his wife
29
What happened on July 17, 1973
military cue
30
What as assef's idol?
hitler
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What was assef's favorite weapon?
brassknuckles
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how did hassan make assef back down
threatened to hit him
33
how did hassan's harelip get fixed
Dr. Kumar did surgery
34
In what season did the boys go kite fighting
Winter
35
What coated the kite strings in kite fighting?
glass& glue
36
What else happenedduring the season?
school was out
37
What made hassan such a good kite runner
he knows exactly where the kite will land
38
What did amir promise to buy hassan when they grew up?
television
39
who said "I like where i live"?
hassan
40
What did assef do to Hassan?
rape him
41
What did amir do to help hassan
nothing
42
according to Amir, what is "the look of the lamb"
defeat
43
who had "the look of the lamb?"
hassan
44
how did amir deal with his guilt?
ignored hassan
45
What embarrasing ailment does amir have?
car sick
46
What did Baba do when amir suggested getting servants
got very angry
47
what did hassan refuse to do for amir?
hit him with a pomegranate
48
what was the only birthday present amir could bear to use?
notebook
49
how did hassan respond to amir's accusations of theft?
he said yes he did
50
what happened for the first time after hassan and ali left?
Baba cried
51
what do afghans call the soviets
shorawi
52
why did kamal's father shoot himself
his son died
53
what did mr. nguyen say that offended Baba?
asked for his ID
54
where did Baba work in California?
gas station
55
What did Baba say the night of amir's graduation?
wishes hassan was there
56
why did amir cal soraya "swap meet princess"
met at a flea market
57
what did general taheri do for work in america
didn't work
58
what did Baba refuse
cancer treatment
59
what happened to Khanum taheri during the time soroya had run off
had a stroke
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what did amir find out about soraya the night they were engaged?
she ran off and got married before
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what is it called when a man's father proposes to a woman on his son's behalf
khastegari
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why do amir and soraya skip their engagement party?
Baba was dying
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what did amir find out that made him cry
baba asked soraya to read amirs story
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what did general taheri forbid khanum taheri to do?
to sing
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what word describes Khanum taheri?
gossip
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why did amir pity soraya sometimes?
subject double standard
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what was the cause of amir's and soraya infertility?
unexplainable
68
what did general taheri discourage the couple from doing
adopting
69
where did amir fly to see rahim khan
pakistan-peshawar
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what didn't rahim khan remember
notebook
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why did rahim khan seek out hassan
lonely
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What was hassan's wife's name
Farzanza
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how did hassan mourn Baba
wore black for 40 days
74
what happened to hassan's daughter
stillborn
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after whom did hassan name Sohrb
legendary hero
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what did hassan NOT teach sohrab how to do?
drink
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why did sanaubar return?
make peace with hassan
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how did hassan die
got shot defending baba's house
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who was held accountable for hassan and farzana's deaths
no one
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why is farid rude to amir
went to america
81
who calls amir "a true afghan"
wahid
82
where is the orphanage where sohrab was staying?
Karteh-seh
83
who are the caldwells
supposed to leave sohrab with them they didn't exist
84
what does amir leave under wahid's mattress
money
85
what does amir have to wear to disguise himself
a beard
86
what was Baba's sin?
ashamed ali
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how did amir and farid bond at the hotel
telling jokes
88
what was the alleged crime of those murdered at ghazi stadium
adultery
89
what did assef consider message from God
passing kidney stone
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What did assef make sohrab wear?
make up
91
how did sohrab injure assef
slingshot to his eye
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why did sohrab run off in Islamabad
mosque
93
what did the key Rahim Khan left Amir open
deposit box
94
what was raymond andrews advice
give up- put sohrab in an orphanage
95
what did omar faisal tell amir
admired him
96
who managed to get sohrab a visa
sharif
97
why did sohrab try to kill himself
didn't want want to go to an orphanage
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what did amir do in the hospital for the first time in fifteen years
pray
99
what did sohrab refuse to do in america
speak
100
what did amir tell general never to call sohrab
hazara boy
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what does amir do for sohrab at the end
run a kit
102
what does amir tell sohrab
for you a thousand times over
103
what are the last words of the novel
"i ran"

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